Tommaso
Kino Lorber | Release Date (Streaming): June 5, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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60
Screen DailyTim GriersonMay 24, 2019
It’s fair to ask whether the world really needs one more story about a flawed, brilliant, lustful older male artist, but Tommaso’s commitment to its own soul-searching fervor is potently feverish. Read full review
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VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 24, 2019
A movie that’s a loosely structured ramble can work, and about half of “Tommaso” feels more vital than anything Ferrara has made in a while. But the film should have been shapelier and 20 minutes shorter, with a more focused dramatic psychology. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonJun 4, 2020
It is so narrowly focused on neurotic obsessions that the quest for finding that fundamental nature of ultimate reality is sidetracked. What kind of approach is that for a Buddhist? Ferrara takes the easy way out. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy BurrJun 4, 2020
Largely plotless, confidently self-indulgent, and more leering toward those acting students than seems wise, Tommaso is worth a look for the Rome locations and the burnished widescreen cinematography of Peter Zeitlinger. Above all it’s a showcase for Dafoe, who continues a remarkable late-career run. Read full review
50
Screen RantHannah HoolihanJun 3, 2020
Despite a raw performance from Willem Dafoe, Tommaso feels more like a self-indulgent male fantasy than an introspective character study. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 28, 2020
It’s pretentious and indulgent. But as with most Ferrara films, Tommaso makes for an interesting trip into a seriously unconventional mind visualized by an always unconventional storyteller. Read full review
42
The PlaylistBradley WarrenMay 24, 2019
Unfortunately, “Tommaso” is far more navel-gazing and long-winded than intimate, in as much of a creative funk as its protagonist. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyMay 24, 2019
A bit more discipline would have helped this one, which struggles to hold viewer interest across two full hours but would likely register more strongly with 15-20 minutes removed. Read full review
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